Match-Referee Controversy Series | India Tour Of South Africa 2001 | Full Test Series Review

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @cricketmax87   South Africa won the series 1–0, with Shaun Pollock and Herschelle Gibbs as standout performers, while India saw Virender Sehwag announce himself with a debut century. 🏏 1st Test – Bloemfontein (3–6 Nov 2001) India: 379 all out – Sachin Tendulkar 155 (184), Sehwag maiden Test ton 105 (173). South Africa: 563 all out – Lance Klusener 108 (124), Kallis 68. Srinath 5/140. India: 237 all out – Shiv Sunder Das 62, Pollock 6/56. South Africa: 54/1 chased easily. ✅ Result: South Africa won by 9 wickets. 🏅 Man of the Match: Shaun Pollock (10 wickets, key runs). 🏏 2nd Test – Port Elizabeth (16–20 Nov 2001) South Africa: 362 all out – Herschelle Gibbs 196 (354). Srinath 6/76. India: 201 all out – VVS Laxman 89, Pollock 5/40. South Africa: 233/5 declared – Jacques Kallis 89*. India: 206/3 – Rahul Dravid 87*, match saved. ✅ Result: Match Drawn. 🏅 Man of the Match: Herschelle Gibbs. 🏏 Unofficial 3rd Test – Centurion (23–27 Nov 2001) (This match was later stripped of official Test status due to the Mike Denness controversy.) India: 232 all out – Shiv Sunder Das 46, Hayward 4/74. South Africa: 566/8 declared – Shaun Pollock 113 (109), Dippenaar 92. India: 261 all out – Shiv Sunder Das 48, Ntini 2/27. ✅ Result: South Africa won by an innings & 73 runs (Unofficial Test). 🏅 Man of the Match: Shaun Pollock. ⭐ Key Highlights Virender Sehwag scored his maiden Test century on debut (105) at Bloemfontein. Sachin Tendulkar produced a brilliant 155, but India’s bowling & batting depth faltered. Shaun Pollock dominated the series with both bat & ball (two centuries, multiple fifers). Herschelle Gibbs’s classy 196 stood out in Port Elizabeth. The Centurion Test is remembered more for the Denness affair than cricket, but Pollock starred with a blazing hundred. 📺 Relive this dramatic series where India fought hard but South Africa’s all-round strength sealed victory. #MatchRefereeContr